A Special Vote Reminder from LaShelle — For those Awake and Awakening!

Hello Everyone,

Ever get convicted by God to do something?

What do you do when that conviction happens?

Do you act on it? Do you just leave it sit?

So Yesterday on my way home not once but twice I see a sign that says:

2 Chronicles 7:14 King James Version (KJV) 14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

It places a check in my brain when I see it the second time.

I think to myself, Shelle, you had best pay attention to that because the Lord will
ask you to use it if he has shown it to you twice. If he shows it to you a 3rd time you better share.

About, a month ago Sandra Crosnoe posted this information about the upcoming election on Tuesday, June 11th:

Vote-to-set-yourselves-free-on-june-11th-washington-county-ballot-wording/

Thank you Sandra for being obedient to the Lord in researching this matter,  to help us all be better stewards!!!! Forgive me, for being slow to recognize the importance of this matter and/or the time you have invested in the research.

What does this 1/2 cent sales tax do? Why would I ask you to humbly pray?

Well, the key word in here is humble, it means I need to remove my

pride and think about the things I need and not the things I want.

Are you aware of the spending that is being planned on and around this
1/2 cent sales tax?

More info here: www.cityofbartlesville.org – pdf file

or

www.cityofbartlesville.org/page.php?page=1068

Consider this planning now and pray!!!

Seek you Lord for an answer!!!

If you don’t believe me, go reason with the Lord.When the Lord asks us to Humble ourselves and pray,  it is almost always to bring us to awareness.

The consequences of not making ourselves aware, almost always leaves the generations that follow us,  bearing the burden of our mistakes.

The Lord is leading me to vote, NO.  How is he leading you?

In his love
Shelle

Say No to Sales Tax Renewal and Set Yourselves Free

[Editor's note:  Special thanks to Rick Tucker for finding the ballot wording and letting me know about the background information included on this post and in the original one.  Special thanks to LaShelle Griffith for the vote reminder from the heart.  May the Lord be pleased to bless our city, state and nation as we look to Him for guidance in matters all.]

Some Additional References:

The Lord said in 2 Timothy 3

New International Version (NIV)

3 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2
People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud,
abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without
love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not
lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure
rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying
its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

see 1st Samuel 8

PS.  Did we really need some of the things this last half cent paid for?
Do you know what it paid for?

In these hard times a half cent means more than one would think. Tax
revenues increase as costs increase as well. How much more are you
paying in sales tax today due to inflation? How much more can you
afford that half cent then the next guy? Are you willing to decide for
him because you can afford it?

Set yourselves free. Debt is bondage!!!

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OK-SAFE Moneybomb Set for July 4th — Sign up Now for Newsletters & Reminders Online!

Save the Date — July 4th

OK-SAFE July 4th Moneybomb

We are celebrating our past accomplishments while looking ahead to expand our efforts.  We aim to keep all Oklahomans informed, engaged and free.  We need your help!  Plan now to make our July 4th Moneybomb a huge success! 

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The 4th of July Freedom Fest in Downtown Bartlesville — Plan now to Make it a Family Affair

2013 Freedom Fest Downtown Bartlesville

Food and Drinks

Activities and Games

Kids Parade

Music and Fireworks

Knights of Columbus – hamburgers, hotdogs, chips & drinks

2013 Schedule of Events TBA

2013 Freedom Fest Activities and parking TBA

2013 Downtown Freedom Fest map TBA

2013 Kids Parade Information New

Stars of Freedom Fest Talent Contest New

More details and information here >>>

For more information call Sharon Hurst at 918-336-0572

Email: info@bartlesvillefreedomfest.org

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Vote to Set Yourselves Free on June 11th — Washington County Ballot Wording

June 11th Washington County Ballot Proposition:

Read closely as it authorizes bond financing.

Is it time for more debt as the dollar declines?

Meeting minutes from Bartlesville City Council Meeting on April 1, 2013 with planning project priorities (pdf format) here >>>

Other agendas and meeting minutes available here >>>

You get a chance to say NO on June 11th.

If you and your neighbors fail to do that on that one day, it will cost you for the next 7 years or until June 30, 2021.

Here is the actual wording on the ballot:

Special Election Proclamation and Notice

Ordinance No. 3404

You get a chance to say NO on June 11th.

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National Day of Prayer on May 2nd 2013

 

National Prayer by Greg Laurie

2013 National Prayer

Father, we come to You to pray for our nation, the United States of America.

How You have blessed us through the years, Lord! We rightly sing, “America, America, God shed His grace on thee.” Yet we see trouble in our culture today. We see the breakdown of the family, crippling addictions, and random acts of horrific violence.

Lord, we need Your help in America. In recent days, we have done our best to remove Your Word and Your counsel from our courtrooms, classrooms and culture. It seems, as President Lincoln once said, that we have “forgotten God.” But Lord, You have not forgotten us! You can bless and help and revive our country again.

Scripture tells us that “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34). Lord, in Your mercy, we ask that You would exalt our country again. We have had a number of great awakenings in America. We have experienced times of refreshing, and revivals that changed not only the spiritual but also the moral landscape. As the psalmist said, “Will You not revive us again, so that Your people may rejoice in You?” (Psalm 85:6)

That is our prayer for America today, Lord. Send a mighty spiritual awakening that will turn the hearts of men and women, boys and girls back to you. You have told us if we will humble ourselves and pray, and seek Your face and turn from our wicked ways, that You will forgive our sins and heal our land. (2 Chronicles7:14)

Forgive us today, Lord, and heal this troubled land that we love so much.

We ask all of this in the name of Jesus Christ.

more info here >>>

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OKGrassroots

Time to Eliminate the Minimum Wage and Try the Free Market Approach — for a change!

Don’t sign the petition (don’t sign any petition for that matter) — they are list collecting devices and your junk mail/email will increase exponentially if you do on that topic and a myriad of other topics as well!

 

TELL CONGRESS: It’s time to eliminate the minimum wage!

We are ready to try the Free Market Approach — for a change…

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Your Time is a Real Treasure

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Washington County Young Republicans Host a Forum to Engage Young Voters April 29th

Washington County Young Republicans will be hosting a Forum with Congressman Bridenstine on Monday April 29th.

We will meet at the Oklahoma Wesleyan University Chesapeake Forum in the Keating Center at 7:00pm.

Please come discuss with us how we can engage young voters in the local, state, and national governments.

All are welcome — come and be a part of the discussion!

2201 Silverlake Road Bartlesville, Ok 74006 – Oklahoma Wesleyan University

(Chesapeake Forum in the Keating Center on Campus)

Monday — April 29, 2013 7PM

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and OKGrassroots

Oklahoma GOP State Convention photos via Cleveland County Grassroots

TC Ryan at Amanda Teegarden’s booth on Saturday.  We have given TC Ryan the best dressed award by unanimous consent of the grassroots!  Special thanks to Lori Steen of Cleveland County Grassroots for a series of incredible photos that captured the events at the Oklahoma State Convention this weekend posted here on facebook:

Cleveland County Grassroots Photo Album on Facebook

© 2013 CLEVELAND COUNTY GRASSROOTS REPUBLICANS. ALL IMAGES IN THIS ALBUM ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE LAW. DO NOT CROP OUT WATERMARK, DO NOT REPRODUCE WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT. www.ccokgop.com

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Teegarden for OK GOP State Chair Announces Candidacy at OCPAC — Decision will be made April 20th at the State Convention in OKC

Amanda Teegarden announced her candidacy for the State Chair of the Oklahoma Republican Party today. Teegarden’s experience in grassroots education and activism convinced her that “the only way to solve our current crisis is to truly become the party of the people… Oklahoma has a strong history of populism, based upon self-reliance, neighborliness, community and civic involvement that accounts for the unique character so many people admire in our citizens,” Teegarden said.

“That means making our precincts active enterprises for education and activism. The precinct is the smallest political unit in the nation and the most important. American government is designed to flow from the individual up to the precinct and beyond. We need to actively encourage participation in these neighborhood areas so we can help citizens restore good government to our cities, counties, state and nation, “ she continued.

Teegarden, of Tulsa, is the Executive Director of OK-SAFE, a non-profit educational and activism organization dedicated to restoring the principles of the American Free Enterprise system and Constitutional Government. She is a long-time grassroots activist, as well as being in national demand for her work on grassroots training and public policy.

Amanda feels that now is not the time for politics as usual; we must stop recruiting candidates who don’t understand the basic principles of our American system of government. “We need principled men and women of integrity to rise to the challenge of running for office to restore our nation. I intend to find them and equip them to win,” Teegarden said.

She was called by many supporters to consider running. It was a tough decision for Teegarden because last month she was elected as a member of the 1^st District Committee. “After four days of prayer, thought and consultation,” she said, “I decided that I would accept the call and take on this new challenge.”

Amanda formally announced this afternoon at a candidate forum sponsored by Oklahoma Political Action Committee.

Her website is: Teegarden for OKGOP state chair/

Facebook Page: Facebook page for TeegardenforOKGOP

From her website, Teegarden’s reasons for running for State Chair:

“Amanda is motivated by devotion to principle, implementation of conservative policy, and effective grassroots mobilization. So she is distressed by recent rules changes by the National GOP to dis-empower the grassroots and put all the power to select candidates and state delegates into the hands of people who have lost the last two Presidential elections. She is dedicated to reversing this as State Chairman.

America is at an historic crossroads that will determine whether our grandchildren will enjoy the blessings of freedom or the curse of tyranny. Never has the need for principled, courageous state legislators, state, county and local officials, been so great to resist and roll back the power of the Federal government. As your next GOP State Chairman, Amanda will work tirelessly to help make Oklahoma the model for the nation.”

Posted by Sandra Crosnoe for Finding Gems & Sharing Them and OKGrassroots

The Post Turtle

This is one of those emails that has been everywhere and everyone has already seen except a few of you and that is what this post is for — those few of you who like me missed it when it first went around the block…

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old farmer, who’s hand was caught in the gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man.  Eventually, the topic got around to Obama and Presidency. 

The old rancher said, ‘Well, ya know, he’s a ‘Post Turtle”.

Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a ‘post turtle’ was.

The old rancher said “When you’re driving down a country road, and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top – that’s a post turtle.”   The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the Doctor’s face, so he continued to explain.  

“You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he doesn’t belong up there, he doesn’t know what to do while he’s up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumb ass put him there to begin with.   All ya really know is ya gotta help take him down …”

Special thanks to Charles Gove from an email in 2010

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